Thamy Ventorin

Thamy Ventorin
Personal information
Full name Thamy Caretta Ventorin
Nationality  Brazil
Born (1987-08-27) August 27, 1987
Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke

Thamy Caretta Ventorin (born August 27, 1987 in Vitória) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer.[1][2]

In 2009, she broke the short-course South American record in the 200-metre breaststroke, with a time of 2:28.62.[3]

Integrating Brazilian national delegation that disputed the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara,[4] she won the silver medal in 4×200-metre freestyle[5] by participating at heats.[6] She also finished 12th in the 200-metre breaststroke.[7]

In August 2012, she was hospitalized 18 days due to a respiratory problem that has not been identified, but managed to heal.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "IG profile". IG (in Portuguese). 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Swimmer from Espirito Santo sets South American record". Gazeta Online (in Portuguese). July 19, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ "UOL profile". UOL (in Portuguese). 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Brazil takes the silver in the women's 4×200-metre freestyle at the Pan". Lancenet (in Portuguese). October 18, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  6. ↑ "In previous female 4×200-metre freestyle the end is in fifth". Lancenet (in Portuguese). October 18, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  7. ↑ "IG profile". IG (in Portuguese). 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Flamengo's swimmer, capixaba Thamy Ventorin leaves hospital in Rio". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). August 21, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2013.


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